The following list of the General Holidays sanctioned by the Government for the year 2015 is published for general information.

All Second Saturdays, Sundays and the following days.

SL.No.

DATE

DAYS

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

1

15-01-2015

Thursday

UttaraYana punya kala Sankranti Festival

2

26-01-2015

Monday

Republic Day

3

17-02-2015

Tuesday

Maha Shivaratri

4

21-03-2015

Saturday

Chandramana Ugadi

5

02-04-2015

Thursday

Mahaveera Jayanthi

6

03-04-2015

Friday

Good Friday

7

14-04-2015

Tuesday

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Jayanthi

8

21-04-2015

Tuesday

Basava Jayanthi

9

01-05-2015

Friday

May Day

10

18-07-2015

Saturday

Kutub-E-Ramzah

11

15-08-2015

Saturday

Independence day

12

17-09-2015

Thursday

Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata

13

24-09-2015

Thursday

Bakrid

14

02-10-2015

Friday

Mahathma Gandhi Jayanthi

15

12-10-2015

Monday

Mahalaya Amavasve

16

22-10-2015

Thursday

Maha Navami Ayudapooja

17

23-10-2015

Friday

Vijayadasami.

18

24-10-2015

Saturday

Last Day of Moharam

19

27-10-2015

Tuesday

Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi

20

10-11-2015

Tuesday

Naraka Chaturdashi

21

12-11-2015

Thursday

BaliDadvami Deepavali

22

28-11-2015

Saturday

Kanakadasa Jayanthi .

23

24-12-2015

Thursday

Id-Milad

24

25-12-2015

Friday

Christmas

Note:

This list does not include 04-01-2015 Id-Milad and 01-11-2015 Kannada Rajyothsava which fall on Sundays.

Government Offices will be closed through out the State on General Holidays. However, Heads of department should make necessary arrangements for the discharge of urgent works.

If any of the Holidays for the festivals of Muslim Fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, Muslims in Government Service may be granted holiday on the date of observance in view of the holidays already notified.

Local Holiday is declared for Kodagu District only on account of Tula Sankramana dt.18.10.2015 (Sunday) (Huthri Festival on dt.27-11-2015 Friday).

Separate list of Holidays will be published by the Commissioner of Public Instructions for the Education Department.

In addition to the General Holidays the State Government Employees may utilize any of the restricted holidays not exceeding two days during the year 2014 with prior permission from the authority who is authorized to sanctioned Casual Leave.

By Order and in the Name of

Governor of Karnataka

SD/-

(MUNIRAJU)

Under Secretary to Government

Dept. of Personnel & Administrative Reforms

(State Protocol – 1)

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

NO.DPAR 54 HHL 2014

Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vidhana Soudha,

Bangalore, dated: 15.11.2014.

ANNEXURE TO NOTIFICATION – I

List of Restricted Holidays for the State Government Employees for the year 2015.

This list does not include, Souramana Ugadi (14-04-2015) this day has been declared as general holiday in view of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Jayanthi. Vishwakarma Jayanthi (17-09-2015) has been declared as general holiday in view of Vara Siddhi Vinayaka Vrata and Christmas Eve (24-12-2015) has been declared as general holiday in view of Id-Milad.

By Order and in the Name of

Governor of Karnataka,

Sd/-

(MUNIRAJA)

Under Secretary to Government.

Dept, of Personnel & Administrative Reforms,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No.DPAR 54 HHL 2014

Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vidhana Soudha,

Bangalore, dated: 15.11.2014.

NOTIFICATION – II

Under the explanation of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (Act No.XXVI of 1881) read with Notification No.20/25/26/Pub-l dt.15.6.1957 of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs the following shall be Public Holidays throughout the State of Karnataka during the year 2015.

All Sundays and the following days.

SL.No.

DATE

DAYS

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

1

15-01-2015

Thursday

Uttarayana punya kala Sankranti Festival

2

26-01-2015

Monday

Republic Day

3

17-02-2015

Tuesday

Maha Shivaratri

4

21-03-2015

Saturday

Chandramana Ugadi

5

01-04-2015

Wednesday

Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts

6

02-04-2015

Thursday

Mahaveera Jayanthi

7

03-04-2015

Friday

Good Friday

8

14-04-2015

Tuesday

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Jayanthi

9

21-04-2015

Tuesday

Basava Jayanthi

10

01-05-2015

Friday

May Day

11

18-07-2015

Saturday

Kutub-E-Ramzan

12

15-08-2015

Saturday

Independence day

13

17-09-2015

Thursday

Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata

14

24-09-2015

Thursday

Bakrid

15

02-10-2015

Friday

Mahathma Gandhi Jayanthi

16

12-10-2015

Monday

Mahalava Amavasye

17

22-10-2015

Thursday

Maha Navami Ayudapooja

18

23-10-2015

Friday

Viiavadasami.

19

24-10-2015

Saturday

Last Day of Moharam

20

27-10-2015

Tuesday

Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi

21

10-11-2015

Tuesday

Naraka Chaturdashi

22

12-11-2015

Thursday

Balipadyami Deepavali

23

28-11-2015

Saturday

Kanakadasa Jayanthi

24

24-12-2015

Thursday

Id-Milad

25

25-12-2015

Friday

Christmas

Note:

This list does not include 04-01-2015 Id-Milad and 01-11-2015 Kannada Rajyothsava which fall on Sundays.

The holiday declared on 01-04-2015 for closing of Accounts of Commercial Banks and Co­operative Banks only. The Reserve Bank of India will be functioning on this day. However, all the offices of Reserve Bank will remain closed for public transactions on July 01 for annual closing of accounts & December 31 will be a working day for Reserve Bank of India.

Local holiday is declared for Kodagu District only on account of Tulasankramana on 18-10-2015 (Sunday) (Huthri Festival on 27-11-2015 Friday).